INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE
Living together as refugees

Living together as refugees

Ibrahim, 32, comes from Daraa, Syria. He loves sports and used to be a football player. He had to flee the war and arrived in Zaatari in 2016. He participated in the football coaching seminars led by the UEFA Foundation in the camp. He worked for IRD as logistics coordinator within a Community Centre.

Amir: Empowering the new generation through sport

Amir: Empowering the new generation through sport

Amir, 43 years old comes from Daraa city in Syria. He was a football coach in Syria. Since his arrival in the camp, he has been involved in many sport activities and seminaries (Football, Teqball, Baseball5). He then joined the Live Together Program in 2019 as a Table Tennis Coach.

Silas Nduwayezu: Sport as a tool to teach

Silas Nduwayezu: Sport as a tool to teach

Silas Nduwayezu is 34 years old. He is a teacher at Giheta high school, Gitega province, Burundi. Trained to the Peace and Sport Methodology in the framework of the African Great Lakes program, he leads weekly activities for children after school.

Girls can be great football players

Girls can be great football players

I am part of AS Monaco Women’s Football team and I am
passionate about football. Since meeting the Champion for Peace
and international football player, Melissa Plaza, I am convinced that
girls can be great football players.